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OFSTED
Lack of capacity hindering early help
By Martin Ford | 07 November 2023
A lack of capacity is hindering early help services for children and families, a joint report by ...
FINANCE
Call for curbs on agency staff
By Martin Ford | 03 November 2023
Curbs on social care agencies have been put forward as solutions to Bradford Council’s soaring st...
FINANCE
One in 10 county councils facing effective bankruptcy
By Ellie Ames | 01 November 2023
England’s county and unitary authorities are ‘running out of road’ to prevent insolvency, with on...
FINANCE
Bradford latest to issue section 114 warning
By Mark Whitehead | 31 October 2023
Bradford City Council has warned it may become the latest to declare an emergency section 114 not...
FINANCE
Councils are heading for the end of the line
By Andrew Blake-Herbert | 30 October 2023
There’s no time to lose. Financial pressure is mounting on councils and, says Andrew Blake-Herber...
WHITEHALL
Children's services 'absolute carnage'
By Mark Whitehead | 30 October 2023
The state of children’s services has been described as ‘absolute carnage’ after years of underfun...
FINANCE
Counties will once again be turning to the chancellor for emergency funding
By Joanna Killian | 30 October 2023
The Association of County Chief Executives will be supporting the County Councils’ Network on put...
WHITEHALL
Child abuse inquiry chair criticises Government response
By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023
The chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has branded ministers’ respo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
A tactical shift that has boosted our services
By Angela Bremner | 18 October 2023
Angela Bremner explains how leadership coaching has transformed Together for Children’s people se...
LEGAL
Stuttering Home Office needs to act for asylum children
By Heather Jameson | 11 October 2023
The National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is clearly overwhlemed and...
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Transport and Major Work Manager
£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job
Head of In-House Repairs and Maintenance
£69,228 - £78,018
We are seeking an exceptional and experienced leader to join our Housing service as Head of In-House Repairs and Maintenance. Apply for this job
Head of Constitutional and Electoral Services
£89,037 - £92,538
This role will place you at the centre of political decision-making and governance in the Council. Apply for this job
- Council urged to take immediate steps to cut costs
- EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners paying up on council tax, leaders say
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
- Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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